[caption id="attachment_11400" align="alignleft" width="125"] McGuire[/caption] [caption id="attachment_11401" align="alignright" width="125"] Cannon[/caption] In the moral panic that arose in response to Tom Flanagan's comments on child pornography last week, most of those who rushed to join the lynch mob were guilty of self-righteousness abetted by misrepresentation. CBC New executive Jennifer McGuire and University of Calgary President Elizabeth Cannon, however, deserve special mention for their failure to uphold the responsibility their instituions have for protecting controversial speech. Both had a duty to uphold a core principle of their organizations, and they weren't up to the task....

04 March, 2013

In a fit of foolishness, Elections Canada has decreed that returns from today's Cumberland Colchester Musquodoboit Valley byelection cannot be disseminated until after the polls close—in British Columbia. In a general election, this silly provision serves to assuage the patronizing concern that voters in western time zones might either (pick one): be annoyed that the winning party had been decided before they cast their vote; or be shrewd enough to use the results in eastern Canada to guide their strategic voting decisions. Heaven forefend. On a day with four byelections scattered across our vast country, it serves no purpose whatever, save perhaps to bolster...

09 November, 2009